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Soybean meal vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between soybean meal and cereal?

  • Soybean meal is higher in copper, manganese, protein, and phosphorus; however, cereal is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B3, and vitamin A.
  • Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 466% more.
  • Cereal contains 15 times less copper than soybean meal. Soybean meal contains 2mg of copper, while cereal contains 0.137mg.

We used Soy meal, defatted, raw and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 219% 73% 220% 514% 667% 138% 300% 0.39% 496% 18%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1510.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2340%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2271.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +1359.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +810.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +381%
Contains more IronIron +148.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +50.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +90.9%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 0% 0.67% 0% 173% 58% 49% 119% 131% 0% 0% 227%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 128% 0% 271% 1.6% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +774.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +40600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +810%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1441.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1045%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +952%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soybean meal Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.691mg 6.288mg 466%
Vitamin B6 0.569mg 5.986mg 417%
Vitamin B2 0.251mg 3.87mg 278%
Iron 13.7mg 34.06mg 255%
Copper 2mg 0.137mg 207%
Vitamin B3 2.587mg 29.62mg 169%
Manganese 3.8mg 0.79mg 131%
Vitamin A 2µg 814µg 90%
Phosphorus 701mg 77mg 89%
Protein 49.2g 6.06g 86%
Folate 303µg 76%
Potassium 2490mg 105mg 70%
Magnesium 306mg 19mg 68%
Vitamin C 0mg 38.5mg 43%
Vitamin B5 1.976mg 0.226mg 35%
Sodium 3mg 795mg 34%
Calcium 244mg 10mg 23%
Zinc 5.06mg 7.6mg 23%
Carbs 35.89g 86.85g 17%
Fiber 1.4g 6%
Selenium 3.3µg 6.3µg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.045g 0.354g 5%
Calories 337kcal 378kcal 2%
Fats 2.39g 1.08g 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.409g 0.204g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 15g 1.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 68kcal 624kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 30g 26g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 5.4 2.1 N/A
Net carbs 35.89g 85.45g N/A
Sugar 10.35g N/A
Saturated fat 0.268g 0.26g 0%
Tryptophan 0.653mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 1.952mg 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 2.18mg 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 3.66mg 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 2.991mg 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.606mg 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 2.346mg 0.365mg 0%
Valine 2.243mg 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 1.212mg 0.162mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
49% 2% 36% 7% 6%
Protein: 49.2 g
Fats: 2.39 g
Carbs: 35.89 g
Water: 6.94 g
Other: 5.58 g
Cereal
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6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +711.9%
Contains more FatsFats +121.3%
Contains more WaterWater +83.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +142%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.268 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.409 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.045 g
Cereal
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32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +195.2%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.26g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Soybean meal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172445/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.